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My horse has been barefoot for 9 months, everything was going well, about 7 weeks ago all 4 feet were clearly concave, frogs much wider and looking good, then he went lame and was diagnosed with psd in both fore legs, LF more than right. So, we are now 3 weeks into box rest, he is on 20 mins hand walking on a hard surface
Since the box rest the white lines are definately stretched, and he is forming a crack on the LF....I will try to get some pics today to post,
He is on pro hoof, kwik beet and a small amount of low starch/sugar mix.
If you look in my last post you can see how the feet were looking,
What is the best thing to do with white lines? Currently I am picking out the grit, and cleaning. My vet is insisting he needs shoes on for the rehab from the psd,(this advise was given before the crack appeared and the white line stretch was apparent) my farrier is on holiday at the moment, so that hasnt happened and to be honest I am trying to resist
Any advice would be welcome
 
Would vet be happy with boots, if not ask him to explain exactly why it is not acceptable, does he need more bedding, where is the grit coming from?
I'd want a farrier to attend fairly soon.
 
The track from the box to the road has grit on, but he is used to walking on this, it is only since the white line stretch that he has been picking up the grit.
My plan was to discuss re the boots when he comes next week.
He is on rubber matting at the moment
 
I'm by no means an expert at all! But there looks to be cracks as well. Have you done any milton soaks/clean tracks ot make sure theres no underlying infection? Is there anything that happened about the time they stretched?
 
FrankieCob, yep, there is definately one obvious crack, thet started deteriorating when he went on box rest. I have been cleaning daily with the red horse sole cleanse
 
I generally have mine all barefoot and feet a barefoot diet and know what good feet look like, but hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be along soon! Maybe box rest has compromised the hooves? Lots of standing still on the same soft surface? In your shoes, no pun intended! :P I'd milton soak/clean trax and see if that helps while making absolutely sure the diet was spot on. Could it be the mix? It can be a low sugar mix but not barefoot friendly. AlfaA doesnt suit a lot of barefoot horses and that could be in the mix? Have you been feeding haylage or new hay while hes been in? Sorry I'm not more help!
 
And even worse, I'm guilty of reading your post, scrolling down and replying and forgetting what you'd said. Sorry! I hate that! :o I got distracted with the feet pics, well thats my excuse anyway :D
 
I do that too, :-) no worries
He is back on the haylage which he was on all winter, but he had been back on the field for 5 weeks, so had a sudden diet change when he needed to stay in the box, really disappointed as he was really doing well until the last couple of weeks, although at least we are able to do our 20 min walks on the road so he is getting some foot stimulation.
Spent ages checking feeds out so I know the feed is definately 'foot' friendly, and since he is in all the time he is getting very little so am hoping that is not the problem. Will see if I can get hold of some Milton though as may be more effective than the sole cleanse
 
FrankieCob said:
I've found milton soaks to be great. And its soo cheap if it doesnt work you've only lost your time :)
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my pony had white line infection after he contracted laminitis from a steroid injection .My farrier advised me to flush it out 3 times a day with house hold bleach .it worked a treat .
 
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